Barilius bakeri ';
General information
Barilius bakeri (Day,1865)
 
 
Common nameMalabar baril
Synonyms
Opsarius bakeri Day, 1865
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India
Occurrence Endemic: India
Importance
Ornamental
Remarks
Exported for the international aquarium trade as Blue-dotted Hill Trout
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Chalakkudy river of Kerala, Western Ghats, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
7
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
24m+14sm+6st+6t
Fundamental arm number
88
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-bands on 4 chromosome pairs, Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Nagpure NS, Kumar R, Srivastava SK, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS, Kapoor D (2006). Cytogenetic studies in two cyprinids Garra mullya and Barilius bakeri from the western ghats of India. Journal of Cytology and Genetics, 7: 69-78.